Colonialism Unit Test - Houston Independent School District
Colonialism Unit Test
Study Guide
✓ _____ I read chapter 3
✓ _____ I read chapter 4
✓ _____ I have done the study guide without help
✓ _____ I have made flashcards & questions for the study guide questions I couldn’t do on my own after finding the correct answers on my home & class work or in the text
✓ _____ I have made a puzzle out of a blank 13 colonies map & practiced putting it together
European exploration
1. Which European nation colonized the Eastern seaboard along the Atlantic Ocean (13 colonies)?
2. What was a religious reason Christopher Columbus and other Europeans claimed land?
Early Settlements
3. What were the primary (main) reasons Jamestown was established?
4. What was the Virginia House of Burgesses was?
5. Why do we even have to learn about the House of Burgesses?
6. Why is the Mayflower Compact an important foundation of American democracy?
7. Why did the Puritans come to live in the New World?
8. From 1607 to 1609 only 60 of 900+ Jamestown colonists survived. Why was the low survival rate so low?
9. How was Jamestown able to survive & continue after “The Starving Time”?
10. In the early 1600s, how did migrants to the New England colonies differ from those who went to Virginia?
Colonial Regions
11. The trade pattern shown on this map, known as the Triangular Trade (or Transatlantic Trade), involved the direct exchange of –
Afish for lumber
B guns for rice
C sugar for ivory
D rum for slaves
12. What geographic factors encouraged the development of an agricultural economy in the southern colonies?
13. Why was The Maryland Act of Toleration an important step in the freedom of religion?
14. In which region did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?
15. How was the founding of Rhode Island different from colonies like Georgia or Virginia?
16. What were regional differences in economic development primarily due to?
17. Which of the following colonies and founders are not correctly matched?
A Georgia – Oglethorpe C Pennsylvania – William Penn
B New Jersey – Lord Baltimore D Rhode Island – Roger Williams
18. Which region of the colonies made their money off farming in the countryside and factories/trade in the coastal cities?
19. During the 18th century, the colonial cities of Boston, New York & Philadelphia grew rapidly because each was –
20. A major difference between the New England colonies and the Southern colonies was that the New England colonies focused on these kinds of economic activities –
21. If you wanted to live in a place where you could practice commercial farming, enjoy a moderate climate, and live around people from all over Europe, what region would you choose to live in?
Use the 13 Colonies Map to identify these colonies:
22. This colony was established as a refuge for debtors & a buffer between Spanish Florida & the English colonies.
23. This colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics.
24. This colony was founded by Roger Williams and was the first to offer freedom of religion.
25. This colony was the first successful English colony (est. 1607)
26. This colony was established to provide a home for Quakers and became known for its busy harbor and religious tolerance.
27. This colony was originally settled by the Dutch.
28. Describe the Great Awakening & explain its social & political effects in the colonies.
29. Which famous case laid the foundation for freedom of the press in America?
30. Make sure you review AP PARTS & OPTIC on my website under AP Strategies tab
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